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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2012
Eric E. Kuo, San Jose, CA (US);
Fabio Pettinati, Cupertino, CA (US);
Sherri Wilson, Milpitas, CA (US);
Eric E. Kuo, San Jose, CA (US);
Fabio Pettinati, Cupertino, CA (US);
Sherri Wilson, Milpitas, CA (US);
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Virtual cephalometric imaging includes creating a first 3D virtual model and a second 3D virtual model of a patient's dentition. The first 3D virtual model is based on a first impression taken of the patient's dentition at a first time. The second 3D virtual model is based on a second impression taken of the patient's dentition at a second time. The first and the second 3D virtual models are correlated. A 2D image is generated including a first outline representing a position of at least one tooth of the patient's dentition according to the first 3D virtual model and a second outline representing a position of the at least one tooth according to the second 3D virtual model. Generating the 2D image includes positioning the first outline relative to the second outline according to the correlation of the first and the second 3D virtual models.